Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #19494
dutiful
尽责的；恭顺的；孝顺的
obedient and respectful because of a sense of duty
- 1.
Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
接受自己的法律或道德义务并愿意做好,毫无怨言。
- 2.
willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
出于责任感和尊重而自愿服从
- 3.
Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.
与职责相关的；体现责任感的。
接受自己的法律或道德义务并愿意做好,毫无怨言。；出于责任感和尊重而自愿服从；与职责相关的；体现责任感的。；孝顺
In use
As a dutiful son, he calls his mother every morning.
The dutiful assistant completed every task her manager assigned.
They are dutiful citizens who always pay their taxes on time.
a dutiful child
a dutiful citizen
dutiful + noun
dutiful 常作定语，修饰表示身份角色的名词，如 son、daughter、employee 等。
He is a dutiful son who visits his parents every week.
他是个孝顺的儿子，每周都去看望父母。
be dutiful to/towards sb
表达“对某人尽责/孝顺”时，用 be dutiful to/towards sb。
She has always been dutiful to her elderly parents.
Connections
Collocations
- dutiful son
- 孝顺的儿子
- He is a dutiful son who visits his parents every weekend.他是一个孝顺的儿子，每个周末都去看望父母。
- dutiful citizen
- 尽责的公民
- A dutiful citizen pays taxes and obeys the law.尽责的公民纳税并遵守法律。
- dutiful employee
- 尽职的员工
- She is a dutiful employee and always finishes her work on time.她是一名尽职的员工，总是按时完成工作。
- dutiful obedience
- 恭顺的服从
- The pupils listened to the teacher with dutiful obedience.小学生们恭顺地听从老师的话。
Synonyms
- obedient
- 顺从的；服从的 · dutiful 强调出于责任感和尊敬而自愿；obedient 只表示服从命令，不一定有内心的责任感。多用于描述服从权威或规则的人。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 duty（职责）＋ful：心中装满职责，自然听话孝顺、恭顺尽责。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、文学或新闻报道、评价人物品行 dutiful 多用于正式或书面语境，强调出于责任感或尊敬的顺从。口语中更常说 obedient 或 responsible；固定搭配如 dutiful son/daughter 比较常见于文学作品或新闻报道。
Pronunciation & Spelling
仅 beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ 与 dutiful /ˈduːtɪfəl/ 押韵：重读元音后的 /tɪfəl/ 相同。注意 plentiful、bountiful、pitiful 虽均以 -tiful 拼写结尾，但重读元音不同，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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